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coward; mean / cowardly person
A person who is cowardly, unfair, or sneaky — someone who avoids confronting things directly or who uses unfair tactics. A strongly insulting term.
卑怯者!
Coward!
Composed of 卑怯 (cowardly, unfair) + 〜者 (person). Used to condemn someone for being unfair, sneaky, or unwilling to face things directly. Common in fiction (samurai, fight scenes) and in heated arguments.
Common collocations
- 卑怯者!: Coward! (as an exclamation)
- 卑怯者呼ばわりする: call someone a coward
- 卑怯者のすること: something a coward would do
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A strong insult. Common in dramatic or confrontational situations rather than calm conversation. In casual modern speech, ずるい (sneaky / unfair) is much milder and far more frequent.